Sample display tab



May 3, 1932. c. H, COHEN SAMPLE DISPLAY TAB 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet FiledJan. 9

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SAMPLE DISPLAY TAB Filed Jan.A 9, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor C5654/A COHE/V.

Bymdozh A orney Patented May 3, 1932 PATENT OFFICE CECELIA H. COHEN, OIFIB-ROOKLYN, NEW YORK SAMPLE DISPLAY TAB Application led January 9, 1930.Serial No. 419,629.

This invention relates to improvements in sample display tabs and to themethod of making the same.

Heretofore, it has been the practice in mounting sample fabrics uponcards or tabs, to Wrap the material around the card and adhesivelysecure the fabric thereto. This necessitates the mounting of the fabricon individual cards requiring considerable labor and time as well as awaste of material as the same is applied so as to cover one side of thecard with the edges folded back and secured against the rear side. Itis, therefore, the primary object of my invention to expedite themanufacture of such sample tabs at a low cost of material and labor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new method of mountingsample fabrics on insert tabs by providing a back mat against which thelength of sample fabric is placed, then folding a mask having spacedAwindows therein over the mat and sample fabric, adhesively securing themeeting faces of said mask and mat together, and then cutting the stripor gang-0f tabs loose on a plane intermediate the window openings.

' Another obj ect of the invention is the provision of a sample fabricdisplay tab in which the sample fabric is interposed or sandwichedbetween tWo layers of cardboard, one of which is provided with a windowopening for displaying the color and texture of the sample material.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sample tab having inserttongues on opposite ends thereof, one of the end walls of the windowopening being cut to a shape so vthat it co-acts with the walls of theslit or cutout of the mounting sheet to provide an attractive enclosuredesign for the display Yof the printed color name or stock or catalognumber of the particular sample fabric supported thereon.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in a certainnovel construction, combination anl arrangement of parts, the vessentialfeatures of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularlypointed out inthe appended claim and are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan View of a gang of tabs beforefolding.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the same in folded position.

Figure 3 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the display tabs per se.

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the .line 5 5 of Figure et.

Figure G is a lfragmentary plan view of a mounting sheet for the tabsshown in Figure 4..

AFigure 7 is a similar view but showing the tabs mounted upon themounting sheet.

Figure 8 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a plan view of a slightly modified form showing adouble gangof tabs before folding.

Figure 10 is a further modification showing the blank from which the tabis formed before folding.

Figure 11 is a horizontal sectional View of the form shown in Figure 10in a. folded position with a sample fabric secured therein.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, the numeral 10designates a back mat of cardboard or other like material which is cutto provide transversely disposed end tongues 11 and 12 along oppositesides thereof. The mat 10 may be of any length depending of course uponthe number of tabs to be cut from a single strip. Associated with theback mat 10 is a front mask 18, the longitudinal sides of which areprovided with spaced opposed tongues 14 and 15, the latter tongues beingjoined to the tongues 12 of the mat 10 so that all of the tongues 11,12, lt and 15 are in horizontal alignment. Both the mat 10 and thefrontmask 18 are constructed from a single blank of cardboard materialcut in a single operation and are foldable one over the other on thescored or folded lines 16 dividing the tongues 12 from the tongues 15.The mask 13 is provided with cutout openings or Windows 17 in alignmentwith the respective opposed tongues l 14 and 15 and are shown assubstantially rectangular in configuration, the end walls of the cutoutopenings adjacent the tongues 15 being of a shape tor point inwardly fora purpose to be presently explained.

The opposite end of the back mat 10 and mask`13 terminate in cutoffiiaps 18 for a purpose to be hereinafter appreciated. In the drawings Ihave shown the inner surface of the mat 10 asqprovided wit-han adhesivesubstance 19 which whenvmoistenedwill cause the inner faces of the back.mask and mat to be secured together after the same have been folded onthe scored line 16. In the process of manufacturing the display tabs ofthe kind herein shown, a piece of sample fabric 20 of the kind to bedisplayed is placed lengthwise'of the back mat 10, the Ygummed surfacehaving first been moistened, after which the gummed surface of the mask13 is Y likewise moistened and the said mask'folded 0n the fold line 16Vso as to overlie the back y' mask, and when v.pressure is .applied tothe lines 21l intermediate the respective window openings 17 andadjacent the end windowsv of the stripl whereby i to 4guide the cuttingknife when the gang or strip of tabs is inserted in a cutting machine.By cutting the gang of tabs on the lines 21, the same become separatedfrom the strip andform the completed tab T asy shown in Figures4 and 5of the drawings. The end flaps 18 after. the cutting operation areVdiscarded but by' cutting the same from the end tabs, the said end tabsappear Videntical to the intermediate ones after the cutting operation.i p

The finished tabpiece as shown in Figures 4 and 5 of thedrawings,include a rear wall,

a front wall havingvth-e window opening 17 therein and insert tonguesformed by the registering tongues 11, 12, 14 and 15 and which will bereferred to by the numerals 22 and 23. Printed adjacent the pointed endwall 24 of the window opening 17 is the stock number and color of thesample material 20 and which is disposed so as not to be concealed whenthe tongue 22 is inserted into the slit or cutout opening in theo-matenwhich the tab is to be mounted and which mat will now be fullydescribed. l f j f' In Figures 6 to 8 inclusive I have shown a cardboardor paper mat 25 which is provided with horizontalV slit orcutoutopenings 26 and Y27 respectively, theformerv being in the natureof a'true trianglefor the reception of the insert tongue 22 of the tabpiece, while the square in configuration, the end wall of the cutoutopening 17 andthe shape of the insert slot 26 may be variedif desired toform other styles. The inner endsy ofthe inserttongues 22 and 23terminate in vertical shoulders 28 which abut the walls of the insertslots 26 and 27 for limiting lateral shifting ofthe tabs when in mountedposition. a Y,

From the foregoing' description, it will be seen that any number ofgangs or strips of tabs may be placedone upon the other in stackformation and cut` in a single operation. This willeffect a saving ofboth time, labor and material.`

In Figure 9 of the drawings the same idea is embodied as thathereinbefore described but lin this form two mats 29 and 30 are arrangedcontinuous Lto each other while integral with the outer sides of the matare masks 31 and 32, the said inasks'31 and 32 being foldable over therespective mats 29 and 30, whereupon two strips ofjfoldedtabs may beformed in a single operation and likewise cut in a single operation.

In Figures -10 and 11 I have shown a further modiied form wherein thetab T is constructedof two identical sections 33 and 34 having windowopenings 35and 36 respectively provided therein, the insert tongues 37and 38 of the'respective 'sections being joined together but foldable onthe line 39. The other ends of the sections 33 and 34 are provided withinsert tongues 40 and 41 respectively. The inner surface ofthe tabsection 33 is provided with a coatingof gum or other. adhesive substance42 whereupon folding of the sections 33 andV 34 one upon the other witha piece of sample fabric 43 interposed therebetween, will cause the saidsections to become secured together withy the fabric displayed onopposite sides'of the tab proper T By providing a window opening onopposite sides of the tab,;a person may not lonly view the color of theparticularl fabric but is permitted to feel the texture and quality ofthe same. Y n A In the foregoing description I mentioned thata pluralityof strips of ytabs may be cut in a single cuttingoperation with onestrip arranged on top of another and by this same arrangement, acomplete set of various color fes "ion

i'ios 'fills vsample tabs may be cut out in the same operation and byvarranging them in proper order,

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they may be removed from the cutting ma` chine for insertion into themounting mats in the particular order desired. By the conf struction oftabs shown, a relatively thin and light structure is provided so thatwhen mounted upon themounting mats the same y will not appear bulky andwhen so mounted they will appear uniform and provide a neat andattractive display.

While I have shown and described what I deem to be the most desirableembodiment of my invention, it is obvious that some of the details maybe varied without in any way departing from the spirit of my inventionand I, therefore, do not limit myself to the exact details ofconstruction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of myinvention limit-ed only by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is;

A sample disp-lay card comprising a pair of identical sect-ions joinedtogether at one end,

., said section having window openings therein and being folded at thejoined end one over the other for bringing the window openings inregistration, a piece of sample fabric interposed between the foldedsections, and means for securing said folded sections together with thesample fabric secured therebetween.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

CECELIA H. COHEN.

